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水库

水庫
shuǐkù
noun HSK 5 #14,151

Measure Word

一座水库 zuò

Meanings

  1. 1 reservoir

Characters

水
shuǐ
water
库
kù
warehouse; storehouse
A warehouse for water — a reservoir.

Examples

这座水库供应整个城市的饮用水。
Zhè zuò shuǐkù gōngyìng zhěnggè chéngshì de yǐnyòngshuǐ.
This reservoir supplies drinking water for the whole city.
水库的水位在下降。
Shuǐkù de shuǐwèi zàixià jiàng.
The reservoir's water level is dropping.
政府决定修建一座新水库。
Zhèngfǔ juédìng xiūjiàn yī zuò xīn shuǐkù.
The government decided to build a new reservoir.

Tips

usage
库 means 'storehouse' and appears in many compounds: 仓库 (cāngkù, warehouse), 车库 (chēkù, garage), 数据库 (shùjùkù, database).

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ
库 kù